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How do you implement event delegation in JavaScript?

Add one listener on the parent: parent.addEventListener('click', e => { if (e.target.matches('li')) handle(e.target); }). Check e.target to determine which child was clicked.

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It reduces the number of event listeners and improves performance.

Yes. Event delegation relies on event bubbling.

Yes. That is one of its major advantages.

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